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ARENA JERUSALÉM
Spectators: 6581 (Terracing: 5437, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Chiquinho Maia started the match with the kick off. The supporters of VIDA NOVA ATLÉTICO CLUB booed when Ibertioga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arthur Paes didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdo Araújo in the 7th minute of play forced Ibertioga's goalkeeper Luís Fernando Correia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cássio Donato fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jailson Mesquita having to interfere. Arthur Paes's late challenge caught a VIDA NOVA ATLÉTICO CLUB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arthur Paes helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Ibertioga getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Arthur Paes hit a great ball. VIDA NOVA ATLÉTICO CLUB's Luís Fabiano Chaves got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 19 minutes into the match, Ibertioga's goalkeeper Luís Fernando Correia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edinho Valadares. The supporters of VIDA NOVA ATLÉTICO CLUB booed when Ibertioga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arthur Paes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ibertioga's goalkeeper Luís Fernando Correia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 47 minutes of play Ibertioga's Arthur Paes was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 47 played minutes Ibertioga got a freekick which was hit by Arthur Paes. After some fancy dribbling in the 49th minute, Edinho Valadares managed to get in a good position for a shot. VIDA NOVA ATLÉTICO CLUB's supporters rose to their feet, but Edinho Valadares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luís Fernando Correia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The wind increased when Kléberson Munhoz made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Edinho Valadares got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 54th match minute, Ibertioga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benê Teixeira to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th minute Chiquinho Maia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Fernando Correia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Ibertioga's Josué Schmidt got a free kick in the 75th minute. Valdo Araújo missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 77 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Luís Fernando Correia right hand side. When Chiquinho Maia came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the VIDA NOVA ATLÉTICO CLUB fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Chiquinho Maia couldn't finish the play. The supporters of VIDA NOVA ATLÉTICO CLUB booed when Ibertioga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Josué Schmidt didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpected shot in the 85th minute by Cássio Donato got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. With a little luck, VIDA NOVA ATLÉTICO CLUB's Jailson Mesquita got control of the ball when Luizão Paraibano tried to sneak it across the goal line. João Bueno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Jailson Mesquita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 99th minute, Joélson Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot. VIDA NOVA ATLÉTICO CLUB's supporters rose to their feet, but Joélson Sousa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luís Fernando Correia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.